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Microsoft confirms it’s patched most of the NSA’s Windows exploits

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Apr

2017

Microsoft on Friday said it had patched most of the Windows vulnerabilities purportedly exploited by the National Security Agency (NSA) using tools that were leaked last week.
The Windows flaws were disclosed by the hacking gang Shadow Brokers in a large data dump earlier Friday.

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Snowden’s ex-boss offers tips on stopping insider threats

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Mar

2017

Steven Bay, a former defense contractor, knows a thing or two about insider threats. For a brief period, he was the boss of Edward Snowden, the famous leaker who stole sensitive files from the U.S. National Security Agency. Recalling the day he learned Snowden had been behind the NSA leaks back in June 2013, Bay said he received texts about the breaking news while in a leadership meeting at a church.

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Firmware Secretly Sent Text, Call Data On Android Users To China

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Nov

2016

Several Android smartphone models sold in the US, including via major online retailers like Amazon and BestBuy, had firmware in them that surreptitiously collected and sent detailed personally identifiable information on users and devices to a server based in China. An employee working for DARPA-funded security firm Kryptowire stumbled upon the issue when using a […]

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